WINNIPEG, MANITOBA: Dr. Anthon Meyer, President, AMDocs Inc., is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Dave Williams as Chief of Staff and Medical Director of AMDocs Inc.

Dr. Williams comes to AMDocs from Health Canada with more than 25 years of experience within the Provincial and Federal health systems. For the last eight years, Dr. Williams has worked for Health Canada in the department of First Nations and Inuit Health where, as the Director of Care and Treatment and Regional Medical expert, he was responsible for supporting primary care and emergency services delivered in federal nursing stations and hospitals. During his tenure, Dr. Williams assisted in the development of a regional patient safety initiative, quality improvement program and a critical incident review process. His experience and exposure to First Nations Health care on a national basis allowed him to plan, implement and evaluate existing clinical programs and services. Dave attended the University of Manitoba and holds a Doctorate in Medicine as well as a Masters Degree in Public Health, both of which have allowed him to accumulate extensive experience in community wellness, promoting health lifestyles and the implementation of holistic patient centered models of care specific to Aboriginal peoples.

“I am honored and excited by the opportunity to support our First Nations people in their quest for wellness,” Williams said.

“Dave brings an impressive portfolio of experience that matches the mission of AMDocs, to provide a community based health solution for First Nations communities.” said Meyer. “He will be a tremendous asset to our company.”

In his position as Chief of Staff and Medical Director, Dr. Williams will be responsible for the administrative supervision of remote physician services and community health development specific to Aboriginal health care. As a mature and flexible physician, with great sensitivity to the culture and politics of northern Canada, Dr. Williams’ key responsibilities will be to provide leadership for the medical staff, including professional development and program quality improvement.

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA: Dr. Anthon Meyer, President of AMDocs, a division of The North West Company, is pleased to announce the expansion of his corporate office team with the addition of Sandy Polanski as Executive Administrator and Liz Bilton as Manager of Recruiting.

Sandy will be responsible for all office and administrative support for AMDocs. She will act as a liaison between the physicians in the field and our corporate office and as general support for ongoing special projects. Sandy previously held long-term positions as Executive Assistant to some of Winnipeg’s most notable and successful corporate leaders.

As the Manager of Recruiting, Liz will be accountable for implementing and executing recruiting processes and strategies including networking, communications and advertising. She looks forward to building relationships with the existing AMDocs team as the program expands to serve additional communities in the north.

In October 2009, AMDocs Inc. merged with The North West Company in order to develop a long-term strategy for improving community-based health care delivery and hospital-based services in northern Canada. Over the years, AMDocs has developed both a successful, selfsustaining model of care and a proven record of effective health care delivery by directly improving health outcomes of First Nation people in the communities served. AMDocs has been recognized by First Nations, Federal, and Provincial governments as a leader in primary care that emphasizes prevention, acute illness treatment, and chronic disease management. Today, AMDocs provides family physician services to more than 24,000 Cree, Ojibway and Oji- Cree people in First Nations communities across Manitoba and Northwest Ontario.

Winnipeg, Canada

The December 2009 editions of the Canadian Medical Association Journal and the Canadian Family Physicians journal carry this recruitment ad. We encourage qualifying doctors to contact us (in complete confidence) regarding full or part-time placement opportunities.

Winnipeg, Manitoba

A group of ten Amdocs physicians gathered today at the Manitoba Club in Winnipeg to attend a Continuing Medical Education (CME) event.

Suzanne Hajto, a Certified Diabetic Educator, along with Alysha Buck, a Pharmacist with The North West Company, conducted a session entitled Type 2 Diabetes—A Focus on New Pharmacotherapy. Given the high incidence of diabetes in the northern communities that Amdocs serves, this was a topic of utmost interest to the physicians in attendance, who work with patients on a daily basis to help them manage this disease.

Dr. Ian Forster, the Medical Director and Addiction Medicine Consultant for the Lifemark Health Institute, presented the second session entitled Chronic Pain, Opioids and Addiction. Certified in Addiction Medicine by the American Society of Addiction Medicine, and with almost 25 years of practice, Dr. Forster offered a highly informative talk rich with practical applications.

During a luncheon presentation, Amdocs founder Dr. Anthon Meyer was on hand to greet and welcome the Amdocs physicians to their first CME event. Edward Kennedy, President and CEO of The North West Company, passed along his thanks and expressed appreciation for the work that the Amdocs physicians are doing on a daily basis. He spoke about the similarities between The North West Company and Amdocs in terms of both organizations’ dedication to the health and wellness of the communities they serve, and how Amdocs, in alliance with NWC Health Products & Services, is increasing capacity to successfully deliver programs that help guard against disease and increase awareness of healthy living initiatives that can reduce the risk of chronic illness.

Edward Kennedy, President and CEO of The North West Company welcomes Dr. Anthon Meyer, founder and President of Amdocs Inc.

Winnipeg, Manitoba

As stated in a news release issued by Dalbir Bains, Vice-President, Planning & Corporate Development, The North West Company:

“The North West Company is pleased to announce today the acquisition of Amdocs, a provider of physician services to remote and rural First Nation communities in Manitoba and Ontario. Amdocs’ focus on providing quality family medicine and health services to under-serviced northern communities is a strong complement to North West’s market focus of being a trusted provider of food and everyday household needs to rural and remote communities.

Amdocs has developed a successful chronic disease management program tailored to the specific needs of First Nation communities, which have a higher incident of chronic illnesses. This unique management program has been recognized by the Federal and Provincial Governments as not only improving patient outcomes but also leading to a more efficient model for serving patients in these communities. Amdocs currently provides physician services to First Nations in Cross Lake, Gods Lake Narrows and Gods River in Manitoba, as well as Pikangikum, Big Trout Lake, Muskrat Dam, and Sioux Lookout in Ontario.

The combination of Amdocs’ physician services and North West’s pharmacies will not only strengthen our existing pharmacy platform but it will also accelerate its growth by opening up new pharmacy opportunities in communities (such as in northwestern Ontario) where Amdocs has developed a positive reputation for changing disease profiles. North West will also focus on new communities that can be served by Amdocs as physician shortages remain an issue throughout much of the North.

We are also pleased to announce that the founder, owner and President of Amdocs Inc., Dr. Anthon Meyer, will continue to lead the growth and development of the Amdocs business at North West, reporting to myself. Dr. Meyer started the Amdocs program in 2003 and has successfully grown the program from one community in Manitoba to seven communities in Manitoba and Ontario.”

Amdocs’ success in improving northern healthcare “one community at a time” aligns with NWC’s long-standing commitment to enhance lives as a trusted, community store of choice.

—Edward Kennedy, President and CEO, The North West Company